NEW YORK—A former aide to the New York governor accused of working as an unregistered agent for China consulted with a top Chinese diplomat on how to handle Taiwan relations on behalf of New York state, according to text messages shown at court.
Prosecutors on Nov. 24 said text messages between Linda Sun and multiple Chinese vice consuls revealed a pattern of Sun working closely with the Chinese consulate in New York to manage Taiwan’s access with state governors, first with Andrew Cuomo then with his successor and current governor Kathy Hochul.
The text messages were presented two weeks into Sun’s trial, expected to run for a month, in a federal court in Brooklyn. Sun was charged last year over allegedly using her position in state government to advance the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) interests in return for millions of dollars to her husband’s business activities in China….
Text Messages Reveal Extent of Ex-Aide to Hochul’s Ties to Chinese Consulate, Prosecutors Say
